Still no main game progress. About 1 hour 40 minutes of being lost, shown in this video and the previous. Ive been minimising guide use only using a guide once so far to find the Morph Ball. Next time I play I will check where the next main item is that I need. That should open up enough new areas for a while, before having to check another guide. When I do use a guide I will probably just look up one main item as I dont want to go through this game step by step like that. I enjoy some getting lost in a game like this but 2 hours starts to drag it out.
Really enjoying the game so far but I like to play it in 2 hour sessions before switching up to some other games. If I was using a guide the progress would be fast paced and hold my interest longer, though I enjoy discovering things in the game.